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Author and Hippopotamus
Author and Hippopotamus

Author and Hippopotamus

Artist/Maker (United States, 1866 - 1955)
Date1938
Mediumink, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensionsimage: 14 × 10 1/2 in. (35.6 × 26.7 cm) frame: 21 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (54.6 × 47.3 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Terms
    Object numberW2008.001.002
    DescriptionSketch of Leigh holding a rifle (?) with hippopotamus in front of him. Done for book by Leigh: "Frontiers of Enchantment, An Artist's Adventures in Africa." Quote on back references page 221.
    Status
    Not on view
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